It's not sad to rock out with dadby Kaitlyn Clarke and Carly Johnson Staff Dad Defenders This past weekend marked the 40th anniversary of legendary pioneering punk band, the Buzzcocks. Part of the initial wave of punk rock to come out of the U.K. in the 1970s, the Buzzcocks are akin to iconic bands such as The Sex Pistols and The Clash. Their indisputable legacy and pop sensibilities are responsible in part for the creation of other highly regarded musical groups like Hüsker Dü and Nirvana. In celebration of their anniversary, the Buzzcocks played a mind-blowing 3-hour long set at New York’s own Irving Plaza, and with the return of the band, brought the return of their fans, some of who have long since seen their heyday. When looking around the crowd, one could see that the audience was comprised of mostly older folk, with a few young adults scattered throughout; including an older man who dropped his glasses in the middle of the mosh pit and then proceeded to crawl around on the floor for 20 minutes looking for them using the flashlight on his phone (to no avail I might add). The lack of a more youthful audience at the concert got me thinking about what happened to the appreciation of classics by contemporary music listeners. It makes sense why the audience was predominantly populated by people who were alive during the height of the Buzzcocks’ career, though it still begs the question, how does today’s youth view music of the past? When asked this question, a particular individual, whose anonymity will be preserved due to fear of retaliation from angry dads, alluded to the idea that this music was “dad rock” and therefore inaccessible or unappealing. While this individual’s views are not necessarily indicative of an entire generation’s attitudes towards music of the past, the popularization of the term “dad rock” or “dad music” has made it apparent that the expression needs to be addressed.
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Get in the spirit by watching it nudeby Liam Mckeone Staff Nudist Dating Naked is better than The Bachelor. There, I said it. Before everyone swooning over The Bachelor’s newest and latest hot single Ben Higgins comes charging to his defense, let me tell you why you should care way more about Dating Naked’s most recent pair of lost lovers looking for a partner, David and Natalie.
Directed by Zack SnyderMeadows Festival by William Maurillo Staff Family Emergency Kim’s robbers, how could you be so heartless? Coming into The Meadows I expected a fall Coachella vibe filled with a full range of music fans, instead I got Kanye merch shoved down my throat and a whole lot of 15-year-old pot smoking, teenage angst, Upper West Side, and mosh pits. My main reason for going to The Meadows was to see Chance the Rapper, Mac Miller, and Kanye West. Having never attended a music festival before, I allowed my mind to wander on what to expect in the weeks prior to the festival. I thought that music festivals consisted of a hippie flower child vibe filled with love, happiness, and J passing. I couldn’t have been more wrong. People at The Meadows were so triggered and hostile for such bonding. The musicians were bomb, singing to the masses on what seemed like a crappy schedule put together by people who specifically wanted you to miss out. To start my day, I went to Mac Miller to “find a big butt bitch, somewhere get my nuts kissed”. Miller was in my opinion too focused on Divine Feminine and didn’t pay enough credit to his older songs, specifically, “Donald Trump”.
Can't wait until The 80's Awaken...by Abby Ponticello Staff Honorary 90's Kid The classic defense invoked by mothers since the beginning of time has once again come around to haunt us. In our futuristic year of 2016, fashion seems to be moving more and more in the direction of throwbacks. The scrunchies and chokers that have been collecting dust in my basement since my sister outgrew them in 1998 have once again become trendy items. For the cutting-edge modern teenager, selecting an appropriately fashion-conscious ensemble requires no further effort than tuning in to an episode of Boy Meets World or taking a nostalgic flip through the liner notes of the first Spice Girls album. And being the hip New York-affiliated college students that we are here at Fordham, we seem to have been bitten particularly hard by the 90s bug. Strolling across campus during the period when classes change over, one is confronted by a plethora of cropped shirts paired with high-waisted bottoms, a shocking number of Doc Martens, a sea of denim, and enough flannel to clothe a stadium full of lumberjacks. In other words, Jennifer Aniston is rejoicing somewhere over the fact that her Rachel Green character from Friends is once again a modern style icon.
Just listen to “C is for Cookie” 402,047,167 timesby Jack Archambault Staff Debt Activist In case you’ve been busy these past few days, or unlike me have literally anything better to do than browse Reddit for 11 hours a day (actual statistic), you may have missed that an American hero is in trouble. That’s right, Nelly, the St. Louis-based rapper who popularized the face Band-Aid, is in debt. Like, a lot of debt. 2,412,283 US Dollars, to be exact. A mere mortal would surely crumble under the crushing weight of one of the largest celebrity tax liens ever, but Cornell Iral Hayes Jr. is no regular man.
The spirit's still there!by John Morin Staff Brother in Britney Let’s face it: Brit has definitely been through some ups and downs in her life. For every circa 1999 moment she’s had, selling 10.6 million copies of her debut album to being Toxic at the 2001 VMA’s, there’s been a circa 2007 situation that’s purely been “Criminal” (Does a shaved head and a 55-hour marriage ring any bells for anyone?). Long story short, the Princess of Pop’s career has been a “Circus” of good and bad publicity. But with the immense commercial flops that were her entire Britney Jean album and a “Pretty Girls” collaboration with Iggy Azalea, it seems as if Ms. Spears herself is falling ever so gradually into what I deem “Has-Been Central” (Population: The entire Cyrus family). But with recent developments such as Brit’s release of her 9th studio album Glory, her return to the VMA stage after 9 years, and some rekindling of past relationships, I’ve decided to dive once again into the baptismal waters of Godney’s Church, and see once and for all if Britney Spears should still be on everyone’s “Radar” (No more song title jokes: I’m positive)?!?
Internet trolls, political satire, and suspicious berries...yep, it's South ParkLiam Kelly Staff Kenny Sympathizer The new season of South Park is here, and with it the hype train returns. However, two episodes have aired already, so I must advise you better get on fast. The first episode, “Member Berries”, begins with a hilarious piece of social commentary in which we see a packed gymnasium for the girls’ volleyball match. The commentators inform us that the game is packed because people are waiting to see which of the girls will sit during the national anthem. As the anthem plays, the entire crowd is astonished that four of the six girls sat down, three of which “were not even black”. Immediately following the anthem, the gymnasium empties of people, leaving the girls to start playing in front of two fans. The uproar over the national anthem then causes Congress to seek the help of J.J. Abrams, in order to “reboot” the national anthem like he rebooted Star Wars and Star Trek.
The unforgettable legend of the rap...Commemorating the twentieth anniversary of his death, the rapper Tupac Shakur is far from forgotten. He has left a legacy that, through time, has gotten stronger and has expanded beyond the world of gansta rap. It has reached a point that anybody who is “pop-cultured” knows who he is; even my generation, who was born by the time of his demise, has been able to experience his impact on the world.
A Beatles documentary that only brings one day's worth of new information.by Nathan Crawford Staff Beatles Bro Eight Days a Week: The Touring Years is a documentary about The Beatles that would be much better in a world that wasn’t already saturated with information about the band. This movie answers such pressing questions as: “Were The Beatles very popular?” and “Did The Beatles write their own songs?” It breaks no new ground. This film advertised itself as “The band you know. The story you don’t.” but fails to add anything to the narrative of The Beatles.
by Olivia Distefano Staff 13th Apostle I guess you all have to know a little bit about religion because you enrolled in THE Jesuit university of New York, but seeing Modern Baseball live is actually what Father McShane suggests you do instead of going to mass.
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